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Unlocking and Addressing the Barriers to Retention of African American Families

Pre-Permanency Support

2021

6-10 pages

Families Rising/North American Council on Adoptable Children

Ja-Neen Jones, MSOL

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Explores how an agency stepped up its efforts to support and retain African American families for children in foster care by offering specialized supports such as help with obtaining clearances, face-to-face assistance with paperwork, immediate assignment to a profile/home study writer, and ongoing support through the approval process.

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